Are you or someone you love a member of AARP? If so, perhaps you’re wondering,
“Are medical alert systems recommended by the AARP?”
If so, that’s for good reason! After all, the AARP does do technology reviews. If you’re a member of AARP then likely you respect their opinions, otherwise why be a member! Although they did not strongly emphasize one brand over another, there is an article on the AARP website found here, that mentions the value of having a medical alert system.
Medical alert systems recommended by the AARP
ADT medical alert system
AARP does, in fact have a discount offer available through ADT (a trusted source of home security services) with their “Companion Service.” I looked through the AARP member offer and the service itself to compare ADT Companion Service to the systems we recommend, Lifestation and Freedom Alert, and here is the comparison:
Monitoring Agreement:
Lifestation medical alert system:
Month to month, with only 1 month cancellation notice.
Freedom Alert medical alert system:
No monitoring agreement, Freedom alert is a system that you program to call the numbers you desire
ADT Companion Service:
Typically, a 1 year monitoring agreement is required.
Activation Fee:
Lifestation medical alert system:
NONE
Freedom Alert medical alert system:
No fees other than the initial purchase of the medical alert system itself.
ADT Companion Service:
NON AARP members, $75.00 Activation fee, $60.00 for AARP members.
Operating Range:
Lifestation medical alert system:
Up to 400 feet.
Freedom Alert medical alert system:
Up to 600 feet!
ADT Companion Service:
Up to 300 feet.
Backup Battery Standby power time:
Lifestation medical alert system:
Up to 32 hours.
Freedom Alert medical alert system:
24 hours.
ADT Companion Service:
12 to 20 hours.
Price:
Lifestation medical alert system:
$29.95/MONTH regularly, but $25.95/MONTH paid annually and with discounts.
Freedom Alert medical alert system:
NO MONTHLY FEES, $299.00 suggested retail cost upfront.
ADT Companion Service:
NON-AARP Customers: $34.95/MONTH AARP Customers: $32.95/MONTH
Monitoring:
Lifestation medical alert system:
24/7 and 365 Days/year UL approved monitoring center owned by Lifestation and 2 AGENTS PER CALL
Freedom Alert medical alert system:
Not Applicable
ADT Companion Service:
24/7 and 365 Days/year with 4 centers and highly respected professional monitoring company
Summary:
In terms of technology, quality, functionality, and options, these systems all have a lot to offer. Of course, the biggest difference between the Freedom Alert medical alert system and either the ADT Companion Service or Lifestation medical alert system is the monitoring service.
ADDITIONALLY,
This comparison is not meant to imply that the ADT medical alert service is inferior or to in any way disparage the ADT reputation. However, why pay more for a “NAME?” With Lifestation, you get the same quality in a monitored service as you would with the ADT Companion Service for less money, and with FreedomAlert, you get long term savings with an industry leading two way system!
For info about non-monitored medical alertsystems, go to the FreedomAlert page here.
For info about medical alert IDs and their benefits, go to the Medical ID Products page here.
For more info, you can check out the wikipedia info about medical alert too!
